Solana Bull Bets Big on SOL Rallying to $400 The block trade was a bull call spread that would see maximum profit on a potential move to $400 or higher by the end of February, according to data tracked by Amberdata.

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Pardoned by President Trump The Silk Road founder in 2015 had been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The Ethereum Foundation Has Lost Its Way Ethereum founding member Anthony DOnofrio says the non-profit needs change.

EU Regulator Urges Nations to Ensure Compliance with Stablecoin Rules Soon The European Union’s European Securities and Markets Authority wants nations in the EU to make sure that exchanges are complying with its stablecoin rules.

SEC Forms New Crypto Task Force Spearheaded by Hester Peirce In a Tuesday announcement, the SEC admitted it “can do better” when it comes to crypto regulation.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Goes On Offense Amid Major Leadership Shake-up Buterin labeled inflammatory X posts about the head of the Ethereum Foundation as “pure evil.”

Aviation DePIN Network Wingbits Raises $5.6M for Decentralized Flight Tracking Wingbits’ aim is to offer rewards-based flight tracking using cryptographically-secured ADS-B receivers.

Crypto AI Tokens Soar as Bitcoin Awaits Trump Policies Below Record Prices Bitcoin’s dip to $100,000 was quickly bought up and its outlook still remains “bright,” one analyst said.

Circle Enters Tokenization Race by Acquiring Hashnote, $1.3B Real-World Asset Issuer Circle also said it will bring the $48 billion USDC stablecoin to the Canton Network and struck a partnership with crypto market maker Cumberland DRW to provide liquidity for USDC and USYC tokens.

Smart Valor Is Conducting a Strategic Review That May Lead to Sale of the Company Bids for the Swiss crypto firm are due by Jan. 24, people close to the process said.

Investment Management Firms Want to Bring Trump Coin to Institutions With a New ETF The memecoin, which was launched by the President on Friday, saw its price plummet nearly 26% over the past 24 hours.

CoinDesk Indices Rolls Out New Index That Diversifies Exposure Beyond the Top 20 Digital Assets CoinDesk’s parent company Bullish has already listed a perpetual futures contract tied to the new index, in its platform.

MicroStrategy Added 11K Bitcoin for $1.1B, Pushing Holdings to 461K BTC Its the 11th consecutive week of bitcoin purchases for the Michael Saylor-led company.

KULR Buys Another $8M of Bitcoin, Taking Total Holdings to 510 BTC The maker of energy-management systems announced a bitcoin-buying strategy in December.

Bitstamp to Roll Out Regulated Derivatives Trading in Europe: Sources Leveraging its MiFID credentials, Bitstamp is preparing a regulated perpetual swap offering.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Drops 3.2%, Leading Index Lower From Monday Hedera (HBAR) joined Cardano (ADA) as an underperformer, declining 2.4%.

Bitcoin Could Cross $1M by Year-End if It Continues to Follow 2017 Cycle: Van Straten Currently, bitcoin is up approximately 550% from the cycle lows, which aligns with previous cycles.

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Defends $100K as MicroStrategy Votes on Share Increase Your day-ahead look for Jan. 21, 2025

U.S. DOGE Sports Dogecoin Logo After Announcement at Trump Inauguration The official Department of Government Efficiency website now sports a dogecoin token logo.

Tokenize Xchange’s Development Arm Buys Blockchain Intelligence Firm Coinseeker for $30M Titan Lab, the developer of Titan Chain, on which Tokenize runs, plans to incorporate Coinseeker’s AI-powered analytics and ratings into its operations